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Zara opened her mouth, but very slightly, so Cassia had to push down harder until she was sure Zara had had enough. After that, she pulled back, lay back on top of Zara, and continued to fuck her hard until Zara screamed Arwen’s name into the air.Cassia snapped her neck at that very moment and pulled out instantly, wiping her hand on the sheet. She stared down for a second at the now-dead woman beneath her and then rose and walked out into the hallway, still nude.

“She’s going to wake in a few hours. She knows, but she will still be in shock. Just come get me when she wakes,” she told the guard she had at the end of the hallway to keep out the unsavory types she’d met over the years.

“Yes, Ma’am,” he replied and resisted looking down at her, which he knew was in his best interest.

Cassia walked down the hall to the room she’d given to Gigi and Miranda, and when she pushed open the door, she found Gigi’s head between Miranda’s legs.

“I thought I heard you two fucking. May I join you?”

Miranda nodded rapidly and said, “Yes! Yes!”

“Want me to fuck you, Gigi?”

Gigi moaned.

“Very good,” Cassia said, not giving a second thought to the naked, dead woman in her bedroom.

CHAPTER 12

Arwen

Arwen ran her hands over her face as she stared down at the email from the attorney claiming that his clients weren’t interested in including everything about the auditor that she’d requested. They would only agree to two visits a year instead of four, and they wanted advance warning about them, no surprises. She hit reply and started typing.

“That is not what we agreed to, and I will not agree, nor will my clients, to alerting your clients in advance of the auditor’s arrival. The point, as I’m sure you’re aware, is to make sure your client is following the law and not merely cleaning up right before the auditor arrives. If they are only agreeing to two visits, those visits will be random; your client will not receive an advanced notice. Sincerely, Arwen Lam,” she read the email out loud to herself before sending it.

“Wow. You’re tough. I like it.”

Arwen looked up and smiled when she saw Iro standing in her doorway, holding yet another flower.

“What are you doing here?” she asked in surprise.

“I had a meeting on this side of town, and I was free for lunch. I thought I’d see if you were, too. No pressure if you’re not.”

“You came straight from a meeting?” Arwen asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Yes, I did. But I may have stopped by a florist on the way here and grabbed this for you.” Iro walked over to Arwen’s desk and handed her the yellow tulip. “I hope you like it. I would have gotten you a dozen, but I thought your co-workers might start talking if you received bouquets every day.”

Arwen set the flower on her desk and stood up.

“They will. Thank you. Also,” she said and leaned in to kiss Iro quickly. “Hi.”

“Hi,” Iro replied. “So, any chance you’re free for lunch? It can’t be a very long one because I have a meeting in an hour and a half, but I wanted to see you, and instead of eating in the car on the way to my next meeting, I thought I could take you out.”

“I’d love to. Zara and I were supposed to go to lunch together today, but she hasn’t come into the office yet or replied to my texts. Honestly, I’ve been a little worried about her. She’s got a bad cold or something, but she’s being stubborn, refusing to go to the doctor. I’ll have to stop by her place when I get done here if she doesn’t at least respond to my messages.”

“I’m sure she’s okay,” Iro said and took Arwen’s hand. “Also, I checked, and there’s not really a vegan place close to here. There’s a bistro with a lot of salad options. Would that be all right?”

Arwen smiled at her and replied, “Yes. But one second, okay?”

She walked around the desk to close the door, and Iro seemed to have guessed what she wanted because she leaned back against it and opened her arms for her. Arwen moved into her, standing between her legs, and wrapped her arms around Iro’s neck.

“I just wantthisfor a minute. Is that okay? Do you have enough time?”

“I can make time for this,” Iro replied as Arwen pressed their foreheads together.

Arwen leaned in and captured Iro’s lips then. They were so perfectly soft, and she couldn’t resist kissing this woman, even though she was at work and her colleagues were right outside the door. Yes, they knew she was gay, but they didn’t need to see her making out with the new woman she was seeing.

“Is tomorrow night okay?” Iro asked.